General Biology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general biology, take a look at what University of Maryland - Baltimore County has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

UMBC General Biology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Biology
Master’s Degree in Biology

UMBC General Biology Rankings

The biology major at UMBC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Biology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #89 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at UMBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

UMBC General Biology Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	111
Black or African American	65
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	89
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UMBC General Biology Master’s Program

63% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of biology master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biology each year. UMBC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a biology master's degree from UMBC, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - Baltimore County with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General Biology

If you plan to be a biology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biology Studies	344

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
Medical Scientists	5,010	$105,780
Biological Scientists	4,100	$103,790
Natural Sciences Managers	3,370	$148,310
Biological Science Professors	760	$89,650

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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